Cricket slips off the English radar

It was, by any stretch of the imagination, a monstrous weekend for British sport - the Wimbledon men's final, the Silverstone Grand Prix, the start of the Tour de France. But what of England's meek one-day series surrender against West Indies at Trent Bridge? Barely a peep was heard. Mark Nicholas, writing in The Daily Telegraph is incredulous.

The cricket failed to register a passing nod, never mind receive a proper bunk-up. It beggars belief, really. Imagine those Botham-Richards head-to-heads failing to make the radar. I think not. There are reasons for this that are not of the team's making, but they still have to take some of the rap.